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CRANE EQUIPMENT (MACHINE HISTORY)  ORIGINS OF THE MODERN DAY CRANE

The principles of operation of today's CRANE EQUIPMENT is taken for granted, however, we thought you might be interested in learning a bit about the history of the Crane and its development into the modern age of technology.  The construction of the Panama Canal saw the use of CRANE EQUIPMENT used extensively to achieve what was to become one of the greatest engineering feats of mankind.

A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PANAMA CANAL

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 CRANE EQUIPMENT AND THE FRENCH CONTINGENT 1882-1900

Isthmus Map

Map of Canal

 Surveying French Engineers Panama Canal Culebra Cut c 1882 Old Port Colon 1884

image of crane equipment used in the Culebra Cut during the french attempt

Steam dredge 1884

Cucuracha 1885

Reception for De Lesseps 1886

 Excavating Tabemilla 1888 Paying West Indian labourers on arrival at Tabemilla 1888 Dredging c 1889
West Bank Gatun Locks Steam train & carts Gatun Dam 1890 Excavator digging Wrecking Crane freeing Steam Shovel Centre Cut c 1889

Centre Cut Culebra 1894

 Culebra Cut 1898 Labourers filling dirt carts Excavation between Empire and Culebra   Culebra Cut       looking south Excavator - Culebra Cut south end

Limon Bay

     Dipper dredge Cranes dredging Dredges-Mindi Old French Canal  Mindi Old French dump cars

Ladder dredges

   French Suction dredge  American dredge Rio Grande Valley Digging Gatun Locks Juncture of French Canals, Atlantic side

Cableway excavation

     Negro workers Panama Canal French workers American excavator Gatun Dam spillway Sanitorium           Taboga Island

French Canal Company, Panama Headquarters    French Canal Company, Atlantic Headquarters  De Lesseps Park Cristobal Street French Hospital, Panama La Folie Dingler      

Ancon Cemetary

 Mt. Hope Cemetary

Town of Empire

Front Street, Colon

Abandoned French machinery

Abandoned French machinery

Commemorations to the French contribution

Lucien Bonaparte Wise

Ferdinand De Lessups

1886 Panama Canal

 Canal Views Post Card Panama Canal and Railroad Map French Canal Bonds
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